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- Title
Left ventricular apical pseudoaneurysm with aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis.
- Authors
Takagi, Kazuyoshi; Otsuka, Hiroyuki; Takaseya, Tohru; Shojima, Takahiro; Shintani, Yusuke; Zaima, Yasuyuki; Saku, Kosuke; Fukuda, Tomofumi; Ouryouji, Atsunobu; Arinaga, Koichi; Tanaka, Hiroyuki
- Abstract
We report an 83-year-old man with a mycotic left ventricular apical pseudoaneurysm and aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus spp. Mycotic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is very rare and is associated with a high risk of rupture. Here, we report the clinical presentation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of a case of mycotic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm to raise awareness regarding this unusual and potentially fatal complication.
- Subjects
AORTIC valve; INFECTIVE endocarditis; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2020, Vol 35, Issue 1, p246
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
case study
- DOI
10.1111/jocs.14327